Water Parks: Umm...I don't think so!!

[WDWGuy]

AHAHAHAHA!!!!

Silly me.....

I drove on property today only to discover that my idea of hitting a water park to cool off would be completely destroyed...

BOTH TYPHOON LAGOON and BLIZZARD BEACH ARE AT CAPACITY TODAY!!!

And its only Wednesday.....

The masses are coming again....Good for the parks...bad for me.....

Oh well, guess I will have to do an afternoon jaunt in the parks instead...perhaps Dinosaur and Primevil Whirl....

WDWGuy:hammer:

 

[DisneyCP2000]

Yeah, it's crazy how the water parks fill up so early! They usually open the doors again later in the afternoon though

Beat the heat with a Kali River Rapids or even jump in a play fountain at Epcot :lol:.

 

[Epcot is my fav]

if u wanna get into the water park you need to arrive when it opens!!!!!

 

[Beachcluber]

That is sooo ridiculous!

Another downside of FTP....

 

[Sean23]

I went to TL on Sunday and it was empty but the weather was rainy. You can go to River Country I do not think that will be filled to capacity.

 

[djmatthews]

What is FTP?

 

[Kenan]

Originally posted by Sean23
I went to TL on Sunday and it was empty but the weather was rainy. You can go to River Country I do not that will be filled to capacity.

Aint River Country closed?

 

[Badger Brent]

River Country is closed. Just a little tongue in cheek...:slurp:

 

[Moustronaut]

Originally posted by djmatthews
What is FTP?

Well if the goal of the Fairy Tale Packages are to fill up the parks I guess they are working.

anyone heard if the resorts are doing as well?

 

[prberk]

They need to re-open River Country (even if it needs refurbishing first). Still a great idea, and a nice alternative to the "fast and furious" waterparks.

Just my opinion.

 

[OnWithTheShow]

Typhoon normally reopens by 3 at the latest. I find that is the best time to go because everyone is leaving.

 

[magicjay1989]

Originally posted by prberk
They need to re-open River Country (even if it needs refurbishing first). Still a great idea, and a nice alternative to the "fast and furious" waterparks.

Just my opinion.

I went to fort wilderness and we rented some water boats and trust me you do not want to go swiming in river country's water!!!!!!! The reson it is closed and has been closed for so long is because its lagoon is a part of the lake. When it gets hot during the summer it does something to the water that has caused them to close it. Untill they find a way to keep lake water out of the water park they will not open it.

 

[LongballMG]

If only there could be a third water park...

oh wait there is, but it is wrongly closed

RIVER COUNTRY!

 

[Tekneek]

Originally posted by magicjay1989
I went to fort wilderness and we rented some water boats and trust me you do not want to go swiming in river country's water!!!!!!! The reson it is closed and has been closed for so long is because its lagoon is a part of the lake. When it gets hot during the summer it does something to the water that has caused them to close it. Untill they find a way to keep lake water out of the water park they will not open it.

Are you certain about this? This issue has been debated elsewhere, and there have been confirmations AND denials from Disney employees about the water in River Country, whether it is directly from the lagoon, and whether water treatment/conditioning is cause for the permanent shutdown.

 

[EvilMortimer]

Originally posted by djmatthews
What is FTP?

I thought FTP was File Transfer Protocol:lol:

 

[niteobsrvr]

Originally posted by Tekneek
Are you certain about this? This issue has been debated elsewhere, and there have been confirmations AND denials from Disney employees about the water in River Country, whether it is directly from the lagoon, and whether water treatment/conditioning is cause for the permanent shutdown.

Its lake water. FIltered to get chunky things and particles out, I believe, but not treated as your drinking water at home would be.

 

[Sean23]

Originally posted by magicjay1989
I went to fort wilderness and we rented some water boats and trust me you do not want to go swiming in river country's water!!!!!!! The reson it is closed and has been closed for so long is because its lagoon is a part of the lake. When it gets hot during the summer it does something to the water that has caused them to close it. Untill they find a way to keep lake water out of the water park they will not open it.

Then why was it open from 1976 until September 2, 2001. I have been to RC over 100 times and never had a problem swimming in the lake water.

 

[Sean23]

Originally posted by EvilMortimer
I thought FTP was File Transfer Protocol:lol:

I was thinking the same thing when I first read this post.:lol:

 

[magicjay1989]

If you go to the boat dock and and start going into the lake for a swim (If you do this please do not go past your Knees) cast members will come over a tell you "you do not want to go past your knees in the water". The laggon in river country is covered in this puffy brown stuff. I know that if you go to silver springs in the summer it is in some places in there canals. It is a cemical reaction to the hot summer sun.

 

[djmatthews]

Originally posted by magicjay1989
If you go to the boat dock and and start going into the lake for a swim (If you do this please do not go past your Knees) cast members will come over a tell you "you do not want to go past your knees in the water". The laggon in river country is covered in this puffy brown stuff. I know that if you go to silver springs in the summer it is in some places in there canals. It is a cemical reaction to the hot summer sun.

Yukky Yukky. I went to River Country back in 1997, I have got to say, I didn't really like the "good ole swimming hole", even though it was clorinated (sp), it was still minging. However, it was a nice relaxing day, and the pool with the two slides were fun. It would be nice if they made a mock swimming hole, the same idea, but turn it into a pool rather than an overspill of Bay Lake.